777funk, I don't mean to sound rude, but you're going through your honing learning curve as if you possess some previous knowledge of razor craft, and you don't. One good way to learn would be to send the razor to a honemeister for sharpening, and ask them what they did, what stone progressions, etc. I personally have never used anything coarser than a 1000k grit. Prior to razor honing, I was an expert knife sharpener. That skill taught me NOTHING about razor honing. Does the touch and feel of knife sharpening carry over to razor sharpening? Initially, no, but after you gain a little skill with razor honing, there may be some transfer of skills. I learned by merging the methods of Gsixguns and Lynn Abrams and lot's of practice. Good luck.